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Athletics
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on June 4, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rollie Naylor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Mogridge |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Dykes | Second Baseman |
| Fred Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Amos Strunk | Left Fielder |
| Frank Welch | Center Fielder |
| Joe Dugan | Shortstop |
| Whitey Witt | Right Fielder |
| Cy Perkins | Catcher |
| Ivy Griffin | First Baseman |
| Rollie Naylor | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Bob Meusel | Third Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Truck Hannah | Catcher |
| George Mogridge | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1920
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Mogridge
Dykes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mogridge
Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Bodie is chasing the ball. Thomas rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Mogridge
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Mogridge
Welch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Naylor
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Naylor
Meusel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Naylor
Pipp takes first base on ball four. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Naylor
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Meusel moves to third. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pratt vs. Naylor
Pratt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Naylor
Bodie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Strunk. Bodie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Naylor
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bodie moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hannah vs. Naylor
Hannah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bodie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mogridge vs. Naylor
Mogridge hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Witt. Mogridge reaches second base with a double. Hannah goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Naylor
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Mogridge
Dugan hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Mogridge
Witt hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Mogridge
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perkins for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Rommel
Eddie Rommel now pitching.
Meusel hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Welch. Meusel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Rommel
Pipp hits a popup towards short. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Rommel
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pratt vs. Rommel
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan misplays the ball. That's an error on Dugan. Meusel scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Rommel
There goes Pratt. The throw from Perkins and he is safe. Pratt steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Rommel
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Mogridge
Griffin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Griffin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rommel vs. Mogridge
Rommel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Mogridge
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Mogridge
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Dykes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strunk vs. Mogridge
Strunk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dykes scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Welch vs. Mogridge
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Meusel. Thomas scores. Strunk moves to third. Welch moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dugan vs. Mogridge
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Strunk scores. Welch moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Witt vs. Mogridge
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Rommel
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hannah vs. Rommel
Hannah hits a fly ball into left field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mogridge vs. Rommel
Mogridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields the ball and throws to second. Dugan drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Dugan. Mogridge moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Rommel
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mogridge scores. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Rommel
Meusel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Rommel
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Mogridge
Perkins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Mogridge
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mogridge
Johnny Walker pinch hits for Eddie Rommel.
Walker hits a line drive towards the mound. Mogridge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Keefe
Dave Keefe now pitching. Lena Styles now catching.
Ruth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Witt. Ruth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Keefe
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bodie vs. Keefe
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Keefe
Bodie hits a fly ball into left field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Keefe
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hannah vs. Keefe
There goes Lewis. The throw from Styles and he is safe. Lewis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hannah vs. Keefe
Hannah is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Mogridge
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Mogridge
Thomas hits a popup in front of the plate. Hannah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Mogridge
Strunk hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welch vs. Mogridge
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Keefe
Mogridge hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griffin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mogridge for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Keefe
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Strunk. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Keefe
Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Keefe
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Keefe
There goes Pipp. The throw from Styles and he is out, Dugan applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Mogridge
Dugan hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Mogridge
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Styles vs. Mogridge
Styles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Mogridge
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Styles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keefe vs. Mogridge
Keefe hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Keefe
Ruth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Keefe
Pratt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Keefe
Bodie hits a popup towards short. Dugan misplays the ball. That's an error on Dugan. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Mogridge
Dykes hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mogridge
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Mogridge
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Keefe
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Keefe
Hannah strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Keefe
Mogridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keefe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Mogridge
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Mogridge
Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Mogridge
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Styles vs. Mogridge
Styles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Keefe
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Keefe
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Keefe
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Keefe
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Mogridge
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galloway vs. Mogridge
Chick Galloway pinch hits for Dave Keefe.
Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Mogridge
Dykes hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1920 -- PHA at NYA (D)
PHA AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Jimmy Dykes, 2b 3 1 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 5 2 2 1
Fred Thomas, 3b 3 2 2 2 Bob Meusel, 3b 5 3 4 3
Amos Strunk, lf 4 1 1 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 1 1 0
Frank Welch, cf 4 0 0 0 Babe Ruth, rf 5 2 1 0
Joe Dugan, ss 4 0 0 1 Del Pratt, 2b 4 1 2 4
Whitey Witt, rf 4 0 1 0 Ping Bodie, cf 4 1 1 0
Cy Perkins, c 2 0 0 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 3 0 1 0
Lena Styles, c 2 0 1 0 Truck Hannah, c 4 1 1 1
Ivy Griffin, 1b 4 1 3 0 George Mogridge, p 4 1 1 1
Rollie Naylor, p 0 0 0 0
Eddie Rommel, p 1 0 0 0
Johnny Walker, ph 1 0 0 0
Dave Keefe, p 1 0 0 0
Chick Galloway, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 4 38 12 14 10
PHA 104 000 000 -- 5
NYA 613 110 00x -- 12
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Rollie Naylor (L) 1.0 5 6 3 1 0
Eddie Rommel 2.0 3 4 3 1 0
Dave Keefe 5.0 6 2 2 0 5
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
George Mogridge (W) 9.0 8 5 3 3 1
E -- Fred Thomas, Joe Dugan 3, Bob Meusel
DP -- NYA 2
LOB -- PHA 5, NYA 4
2B -- Ping Bodie, George Mogridge, Bob Meusel, Ivy Griffin, Babe Ruth, Roger Peckinpaugh
HR -- Fred Thomas, Del Pratt, Bob Meusel
SB -- Del Pratt 2, Babe Ruth, Duffy Lewis
CS -- Wally Pipp
T -- 1:45
A -- 5000
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